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Originally Posted by GeoffW1
Hi,
I think all NASA said was that the odd orbits of some objects in the Kuiper belt, plus the inclination of the orbits of the known major planets, COULD be explained by the existence of a far-out super-earth.
No-one has seen it yet, so watch that space (geddit?)
Cheers
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Don't forget, Neptune was "discovered by the point of a pen " too. Perturbations in the orbits of other bodies were the predictors of the existence of a "new " planet. Thank you Mr. Verrier.
Peter